Cigar Encasement Apparatus

ABSTRACT

A cigar encasement apparatus for clean and convenient cigar smoking includes a mouthpiece having a central tube aperture extending from within a mouthpiece depression to a mouthpiece back end. An intake tube is coupled within the tube aperture and has a tube front end extending out the tube aperture within the mouthpiece depression. A grip is selectively engageable within the mouthpiece depression and is configured to receive a cigar. A grip back end has a central punch aperture extending therethrough to slidingly receive the intake tube. The intake tube is configured to puncture the cigar. A mesh tube has an open tube back end selectively engageable with the grip front end. The mesh tube is configured to encase the cigar and prevent ash from the cigar from falling out of the mesh tube.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to cigar accessory devices and more particularlypertains to a new cigar accessory device for clean and convenient cigarsmoking.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to cigar accessory devices.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a mouthpiece having a mouthpiece back end, amouthpiece front end, and a mouthpiece sidewall extending therebetween.The mouthpiece front end has a mouthpiece depression extending towardsthe mouthpiece back end. The mouthpiece has a central tube apertureextending from within the mouthpiece depression to the mouthpiece backend. An intake tube is coupled within the tube aperture and has a tubeback end coplanar the mouthpiece back end and a tube front end extendingout the tube aperture within the mouthpiece depression. A grip has agrip back end, a grip sidewall extending from the grip back end, and anopen grip front end configured to receive a cigar within the gripsidewall. The grip is selectively engageable within the mouthpiecedepression. The grip back end has a central punch aperture extendingtherethrough to slidingly receive the intake tube. The intake tube isconfigured to puncture the cigar. A mesh tube has an open tube back endselectively engageable with the grip front end. The mesh tube isconfigured to encase the cigar and prevent ash from the cigar fromfalling out of the mesh tube.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a cigar encasement apparatus according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through4 thereof, a new cigar accessory device embodying the principles andconcepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated bythe reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the cigar encasement apparatus10 generally comprises a mouthpiece 12 having a mouthpiece back end 14,a mouthpiece front end 16, and a mouthpiece sidewall 18 extendingtherebetween. The mouthpiece sidewall 18 has a cylindrical body portion20 adjacent the mouthpiece front end 16 and a tapered mouth portion 22extending from the body portion 20 to the mouthpiece back end 14. Themouthpiece front end 16 has a threaded mouthpiece depression 24extending towards the mouthpiece back end 14. The mouthpiece 12 has acentral tube aperture 26 extending from within the mouthpiece depression24 to the mouthpiece back end 14. The mouthpiece 12 may be, but is notlimited to, flavor-infused candy, wood, plastic, or glass.

An intake tube 28 is coupled to the mouthpiece 12 within the tubeaperture 26. The intake tube 28 has a tube back end 30 coplanar themouthpiece back end 14 and a tube front end 32 extending out the tubeaperture 26 within the mouthpiece depression 24. The intake tube 28 mayhave a thin portion 34 extending from the tube back end 30 and flaringto a wide portion 36. The wide portion 36 extends to the tube front end32 and has an exposed section 38. The exposed section 38 has a pluralityof intake holes 40 extending therethrough to increase the airflow thatcan be drawn through the tube back end 30.

A grip 42 has a grip back end 44, a grip sidewall 46 extending from thegrip back end 44, and an open grip front end 48 configured to receive acigar 50 within the grip sidewall 46. The grip sidewall 46 may have aback threaded portion 52, a medial grip portion 54, and a front threadedportion 56. The back threaded portion 52 may be cylindrical with themedial grip portion 54 tapering towards the front threaded portion 56,and the front threaded portion 56 may flare out to the grip front end48. The back threaded portion 52 is selectively engageable with themouthpiece depression 24. The grip back end 44 has a central punchaperture 58 extending therethrough to slidingly receive the exposedsection 38 of the intake tube 28. The intake tube 28 is configured topuncture the cigar 50.

A mesh tube 60 has an open tube back end 62 and a threaded tubeattachment portion 64 coupled to the tube back end 62. The attachmentportion 64 is selectively engageable with the front threaded portion 56of the grip sidewall. A tube front end 66 may be hemispherical. The meshtube 60 is configured to encase the cigar 50 and prevent ash from thecigar 50 from falling out of the mesh tube 60. The mesh tube 60 is afireproof yet breathable material such as, but not limited to, steelscreen and the like.

A pair of legs 68 is coupled to the mesh tube 60. Each leg 68 has a pairof parallel supports 70 and a foot 72 extending therebetween. The foot72 may be curved and lies in a plane perpendicular to a plane of theparallel supports 70. The pair of legs 68 comprises a back leg 74 and afront leg 76 each coupled to an underside 78 of the mesh tube. Each leg68 may be hingeably attached to the mesh tube 60 to move between anextended position 80 perpendicular to the mesh tube 60 and a foldedposition 82 adjacent the mesh tube 60. The back leg 74 is more proximalthe tube back end 62 and longer than the front leg 76 to rest the cigar50 at an optimal angle.

In use, the grip 42 is engaged with the mouthpiece 12. The cigar 50 isthen inserted through the grip front end 48 until the exposed section 38of the intake tube 28 is covered. The mesh tube 60 may then be engagedwith the grip 42 and the cigar 50 is smoked through the mouthpiece 12.The legs 68 may be moved to the extended position 80 to rest theapparatus 10 on a surface. Alternatively, the mouthpiece 12 may be usedalone with the cigar 50 or the mouthpiece 12 and the grip 42 may be usedwithout the mesh tube 60.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

I claim:
 1. A cigar encasement apparatus comprising: a mouthpiece, themouthpiece having a mouthpiece back end, a mouthpiece front end, and amouthpiece sidewall extending therebetween, the mouthpiece front endhaving a mouthpiece depression extending towards the mouthpiece backend, the mouthpiece having a central tube aperture extending from withinthe mouthpiece depression to the mouthpiece back end; an intake tubecoupled to the mouthpiece, the intake tube being coupled within the tubeaperture and having a tube back end coplanar the mouthpiece back end anda tube front end extending out the tube aperture within the mouthpiecedepression; a grip, the grip having a grip back end, a grip sidewallextending from the grip back end, and an open grip front end configuredto receive a cigar within the grip sidewall, the grip being selectivelyengageable within the mouthpiece depression, the grip back end having acentral punch aperture extending therethrough to slidingly receive theintake tube, the intake tube being configured to puncture the cigar; anda mesh tube, the mesh tube having an open tube back end selectivelyengageable with the grip front end, the mesh tube being configured toencase the cigar and prevent ash from the cigar from falling out of themesh tube.
 2. The cigar encasement apparatus of claim 1 furthercomprising the mouthpiece depression being threaded; the grip sidewallhaving a back threaded portion, a medial grip portion, and a frontthreaded portion, the back threaded portion being selectively engageablewith the mouthpiece depression; the mesh tube having a threaded tubeattachment portion coupled to the tube back end and selectivelyengageable with the front threaded portion of the grip sidewall.
 3. Thecigar encasement apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a pair of legscoupled to an underside of the mesh tube.
 4. The cigar encasementapparatus of claim 3 further comprising each leg having a pair ofparallel supports and a foot extending therebetween.
 5. The cigarencasement apparatus of claim 3 further comprising the pair of legscomprising a back leg and a front leg, the back leg being more proximalthe tube back end and longer than the front leg.
 6. The cigar encasementapparatus of claim 1 further comprising the mouthpiece sidewall having acylindrical body portion adjacent the mouthpiece front end and a taperedmouth portion extending from the body portion to the mouthpiece backend.
 7. The cigar encasement apparatus of claim 1 further comprising theintake tube having a thin portion extending from the tube back end andflaring to a wide portion, the wide portion extending to the tube frontend, an exposed section of the wide portion having a plurality of intakeholes extending therethrough.
 8. A cigar encasement apparatuscomprising: a mouthpiece, the mouthpiece having a mouthpiece back end, amouthpiece front end, and a mouthpiece sidewall extending therebetween,the mouthpiece sidewall having a cylindrical body portion adjacent themouthpiece front end and a tapered mouth portion extending from the bodyportion to the mouthpiece back end, the mouthpiece front end having athreaded mouthpiece depression extending towards the mouthpiece backend, the mouthpiece having a central tube aperture extending from withinthe mouthpiece depression to the mouthpiece back end; an intake tubecoupled to the mouthpiece, the intake tube being coupled within the tubeaperture and having a tube back end coplanar the mouthpiece back end anda tube front end extending out the tube aperture within the mouthpiecedepression, the intake tube having a thin portion extending from thetube back end and flaring to a wide portion, the wide portion extendingto the tube front end, an exposed section of the wide portion having aplurality of intake holes extending therethrough; a grip, the griphaving a grip back end, a grip sidewall extending from the grip backend, and an open grip front end configured to receive a cigar within thegrip sidewall, the grip sidewall having a back threaded portion, amedial grip portion, and a front threaded portion, the back threadedportion being selectively engageable with the mouthpiece depression, thegrip back end having a central punch aperture extending therethrough toslidingly receive the intake tube, the intake tube being configured topuncture the cigar; a mesh tube, the mesh tube having an open tube backend and a threaded tube attachment portion coupled to the tube back end,the attachment portion being selectively engageable with the frontthreaded portion of the grip sidewall, the mesh tube being configured toencase the cigar and prevent ash from the cigar from falling out of themesh tube; and a pair of legs coupled to the mesh tube, each leg havinga pair of parallel supports and a foot extending therebetween, the pairof legs comprising a back leg and a front leg each coupled to anunderside of the mesh tube, the back leg being more proximal the tubeback end and longer than the front leg.